hood crickets

The repeated beeping sounds from multiple smoke alarms with low batteries, often heard in apartments or homes in low-income neighborhoods where people either can’t afford or don’t bother to replace them.

I was on the phone with my boy, and every few seconds, I kept hearing that beep. I said, ‘Bro, change your smoke alarm battery!’ He just sighed and said, ‘Man, those are just the hood crickets singing.